A Bold Floral Maxi — sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com

It's hot here.  It's August and we've recently gone through several heat waves.  August in the Mid-Atlantic states mean heat, humidity and high temperatures. With that in mind, I made the Lafayette 148 V-Neck Maxidress again.Now even though I'm working from home, I still get dressed for Zoom meetings and for trips to the grocery store.  Plus I'm a little more nonchalant and slouchy at home with easy to throw on pieces getting the most wear. This is why I repeated this maxidress. It's comfortable, easy to wear and perfect for the heat!I went deepstash for this one. The floral rayon fabric is from GStreet Fabrics in Rockville, MD. It's about 9 years old and it's from the last time I went to a GStreet Fabrics. I think this was in the first incarnation of the store and while it had nice fabric, it was not like the original GStreet of old. It was part of a fabric road-trip with Shams & Peggy in April 2011.This piece of fabric was on the expensive side for me at the time - $12-15 a yard. I bought 4 yards of it. The tag only had GStreet Fabrics on it and the yardage. I remember loving it so much I just couldn't leave it. Otherwise everything else from that trip was from the $2.97 tables.I used the pattern pieces that I'd altered with the changes described in my original Lafayette 148 knock off post.The notions for this version are:24" white invisible zipperDesign Plus Bias Fusible Stay TapeSelf made bias bindingThe things I changed on this make:o Made bias tape from the fabric scraps to bind the armholeso Added stay tape to keep the neckline stableo Omitted the neckline facings and used the self made bias binding insteado There are no pockets in this one eitherHow the way the fabric drapes and moves makes this a favorite look!The best thing about sewing repeats is that it's just about the sewing. I don't have to worry about fit or if pattern pieces go together because they do. I've already made it!These photos were taken by my daughter too. Normally she travels in a group but today only one 9 year old little girl came with her. Of course she got in on the pictures too...I have a couple more pieces to share before the month is out so they will be coming to the blog soon....as always more later! 

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